Guide-book for streets, railroads, rivers, or the like.



PATENTBD SEPT. 8`, 1903.

S No. 738,555.

c. LOEWE. GUIDE BooK EOE STREETS, EAILEOADS, RIVERS, 0E THE LIKE.

APELIGATION FILED JUNE 12, 1902. No MODEL.

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CARL LOEWE, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

l GUlDE-BOOK FOR STREETS, RAILROADS', RIVERS, OR THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of VLetters Patent N o. 738,555, dated September 8, 1903.

Application filed June 12,1902. Serial No. 111,409. (No model.)

To ttZZ` whom. it may concern.: Be it known that I, CARL Lonvvn, Dr.!Juris.,

l. a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residnot in the middle of a page, but in the fold where two neighboring pages adjoin, so that the thread for binding the book or the wire clamps for stitching it are passed through the centerline of the streetinstead of on the `right or left edge of the street plan, as hitherto second, to indicate the various tram and omnibus lines passing through the street in a specialmanner, so as to enable the reader to recognize the proper cars which he chooses to use, and third, to adapt the guide-book equally to railroads,rivers,aud similar courses of traffic. V

The improved guide-book as used for streets is diagram matically illustrated on the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a plan of the book in an opened state, and Fig 2 is an elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the two views.

For the sake of clearness-the book is as` sumed to have only a cover c and six sheets c, of which three are shown on the right-hand side and-three on theleft-hand side. On two adjoining pages (shown in Fig. l) a street plan is shown, which is made on an exaggerated scale in order to better explain the inhouse-numbers.

vention.' `The street shown (here Oxford road) is placed over the back b, so that the Athread or wire used for binding the book is passed through the center line of this street. Of the crossing streets (here Main street and Cross street) only the adjoining ends are represented. Along the streetcolumns d d are` preferably printed for showing the The columns c e, adjoining thereto, maybe used for showing the firms they may be replaced by the latter.

the car which he is desirousof using.

course in the neighborhood of the circles h, `squares 7c, or other mathematical figures em- `occupying the respective houses or for indicating the names of public buildings Town Hall,. Church, and so on.) Where it is so preferred, any figures, notices, and the like may be printed in these spaces e e on convenient places. I have shown the middle blocks as comprising only three buildings, (24 25 26 on the left and 102 103 104 0n the right;) `but it will be understood that in reality as many houses may be indicated as .p

there are. The new arrangement of the street abovethe back b affords special advantages. First of all, the street plan will be clearer than hitherto. The street shown being of sufficient width, it will now be possible to place therein the tram lines and omnibus lines passing through the street instead of at the bottom or lateral edges of the plan, as hitherto. There will be ample spaces f f left for advertisements. The book can be safely reduced to a convenient size for being carried. in a pocket, even in one in the wastcoat. The tram and omnibus lines passing through the street are according to my invention indicated by lines g and t, with inserted circles h and squares Za or other mathematical iig-y To these figures suitable numbers,

ures. such as 8 and 12 in Fig. 1, may be added or Preferably the lines g andt'are printed in some color,

- so as to distinguish them from the lines ZZ indicating the streets. The circles h, squares lo, or other mathematical iigures are preferably printed with diagonals, marks, and colors in correspondence with the shape, color, and other marks of the tables actually placed on the cars of the various tram and omnibus lines. Then the readerwill at once recognize Of ployed the names of the respective lines or their abbreviations may be printed to enable the reader to select the respective line. If any railroads, rivers, channels, and the like should cross the street or run through or near it, they may be preferably indicated by suitable lines, marks, or colors and the like. The street guide-book may contain as many sheets as may be desired. The same street,- according to its length, may be represented on one pair only or on several consecutive pairs of IOO pages. A plurality of the pages of the book may be reserved for other notices or purposes. A plan of the town may be joined to the book, as usually.

It is obvious that the guide-book may be adapted for rai1roads,rivers,and other courses of traffic in a similar manner as is shown for streets. If the guide-book be used for railroads, the -railroad is placed over the back b and of any branches the adjoining ends are shown. The houses represented in the street guide-book may then be replaced by mountains, villages, towers, or other remarkable objects which -it isintended to point out. Of course the stations and other buildings in connection with the railroad will be required to be shown and marked in any suitable manner. If the guide-book be used for rivers, of course the river will again be placed over the back b. Otherwise the arrangement may be as indicated above for the railroad guidebook. In a similar manner the guide-book may be adapted for other courses of traffic.

I am aware that prior to my invention street guide-books have been made with a street plan on each page, and I therefore do not claim such a street guide-book broadly; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A guide-book having one street located centrally over the back of the book, extending along the same longitudinally and receiving the stitching and with means indicating the ends of the adjoining streets or routes, substantially as described.

v2. A guide-book having the indication of one street arranged centrally over the back running longitudinally thereof and receiving the stitching, means indicating the adjoining streets or routes and lines running through the streets intersected with signs indicating the character of the conveyance or conveyances following the said lines substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

'CARL LOEWE.

Witnesses: A

FRITZ V. KELLER, HENRY HASPER. 

